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Short Report

Validity of medical record documented varicella-zoster virus among unvaccinated cohorts

Salini Mohanty Varicella Active Surveillance Project, Division of Disease Control; Philadelphia Department of Public Health; Philadelphia, PA USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Dana Perella Varicella Active Surveillance Project, Division of Disease Control; Philadelphia Department of Public Health; Philadelphia, PA USA
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Aisha Jumaan National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Atlanta, GA USA
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Donovan Robinson Varicella Active Surveillance Project, Division of Disease Control; Philadelphia Department of Public Health; Philadelphia, PA USA
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Christine M Forke Philadelphia Collaborative Violence Prevention Center; The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA USA; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics; University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Philadelphia, PA USA
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D Scott Schmid National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Atlanta, GA USA
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Mia Renwick Varicella Active Surveillance Project, Division of Disease Control; Philadelphia Department of Public Health; Philadelphia, PA USA
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Foram Mankodi Varicella Active Surveillance Project, Division of Disease Control; Philadelphia Department of Public Health; Philadelphia, PA USA
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Barbara Watson Varicella Active Surveillance Project, Division of Disease Control; Philadelphia Department of Public Health; Philadelphia, PA USA
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Alexander G Fiks The Pediatric Research Consortium, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, and Policy Lab; The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia, PA USA; Department of Pediatrics; University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Philadelphia, PA USA
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Pages 1735-1738 | Received 22 Feb 2013, Accepted 29 Apr 2013, Published online: 04 Jun 2013

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